If you’ve been around the web industry any length of time you’ll be aware that running a WordPress site on your own sever these days is pretty much ongoing warfare against hackers, malware and other malicious activity. Furthermore, it can drive you to despair trying to find a simple and cost-effective solution to protect your sites, particularly if you have multiple WordPress sites for clients. Keep reading »
Website Design
How to sell more from an online store – an interesting discovery
December 4, 2025
My company manages the online marketing for two florists. One of the florist websites has consistently outsold the other during the past two years, and I’ve driven myself mad trying to figure out why.
The better-performing site is actually based on a design done by another web company a few years ago (I put a new back end on the site but esssentially used their original design). Keep reading »
Website Designers Christchurch – Helping You to SELL Online
December 4, 2025
Since 2003 I have built more than 200 websites – mainly for small businesses who want to SELL more of their products and services by using the Internet.
I have always regarded website design as being primarily about marketing – about selling. Keep reading »
The web is going mobile… don’t get left behind
December 4, 2025
I’ve just received Google’s latest newsletter and this issue is focused on the rapidly growing trend towards browsing the Internet on mobile phones.
The message is, the world has gone mobile. From smartphones to tablets, mobile devices are quickly becoming the best way for people to find products and services when they’re on the go. Keep reading »
An excellent book on how to build websites that make money
December 4, 2025
I recently bought Ben Hunt’s booked called ‘Convert: Designing Websites to Increase Traffic and Conversion’.
If the subject of building websites that actually make money is of any relevance to you, this is a ‘must read’ book.
In some ways, there’s nothing new or ground breaking it. Keep reading »